Mathematical Statistics with Applications

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Author: Dennis Wackerly, William Mendenhall, Richard L. Scheaffer

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Chapter 12.3, Problem 10E

Two computers often are compared by running a collection of various “benchmark” programs and recording the difference in CPU time required to complete the same program. Six benchmark programs, run on two computers, produced the following table of CPU times (in minutes).

Chapter 12.3, Problem 10E, Two computers often are compared by running a collection of various benchmark programs and recording

a Do the data provide sufficient evidence to indicate a difference in mean CPU times required for the two computers to complete a job? Test using α = .05.
b Give bounds for the associated p-value.
c Find a 95% confidence interval for the difference in mean CPU time required for the two computers to complete a job.

Definition Definition Measure of central tendency that is the average of a given data set. The mean value is evaluated as the quotient of the sum of all observations by the sample size. The mean, in contrast to a median, is affected by extreme values. Very large or very small values can distract the mean from the center of the data. Arithmetic mean: The most common type of mean is the arithmetic mean. It is evaluated using the formula: μ = 1 N ∑ i = 1 N x i Other types of means are the geometric mean, logarithmic mean, and harmonic mean. Geometric mean: The nth root of the product of n observations from a data set is defined as the geometric mean of the set: G = x 1 x 2 ... x n n Logarithmic mean: The difference of the natural logarithms of the two numbers, divided by the difference between the numbers is the logarithmic mean of the two numbers. The logarithmic mean is used particularly in heat transfer and mass transfer. ln x 2 − ln x 1 x 2 − x 1 Harmonic mean: The inverse of the arithmetic mean of the inverses of all the numbers in a data set is the harmonic mean of the data. 1 1 x 1 + 1 x 2 + ...

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Solution Summary: The author explains that the data do not provide sufficient evidence to indicate a difference in mean CPU times required for the two computers to complete the job.

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